Technical Recruiter

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Halifax, NS, CAN
In-Office
Mid level
Information Technology
The Role
Embed with the data center engineering business to source, screen, and close Data Center Engineer candidates. Manage full lifecycle recruiting in Workday, build talent pipelines, advise hiring leaders, track recruiting metrics, and coordinate with sales, delivery, and external agencies to meet staffing needs.
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What success looks like in this role:

Provides dedicated Talent Acquisition support for the data center engineering business, with a specific focus on recruiting Data Center Engineers. Operates as an embedded member of the core business team, partnering closely with business leaders, client delivery, sales, and dedicated field managers to build and maintain a high-performing engineering talent pipeline that supports the business's ongoing staffing needs.

Talent Acquisition / External Recruiting

  • Partners with assigned hiring leaders, client delivery managers, and dedicated field managers to assess staffing needs and determine sourcing strategy for Data Center Engineer roles.

  • Creates and maintains job postings across internal and external websites, job boards, and social/professional networks tailored to data center engineering talent pools.

  • Proactively sources, attracts, and screens technical candidates, keeping candidate experience and speed-to-fill top of mind given the time-sensitive nature of client opportunities.

  • Advises hiring leaders on effective sourcing, screening, and interviewing techniques specific to technical/data center roles.

  • Presents qualified, client-ready candidates to hiring leaders for consideration, with an emphasis on quality and fit that supports opportunity win rates.

  • Effectively negotiates and closes candidate offers, balancing speed and cost with quality of hire

  • Develops offers in line with approved compensation guidelines.

  • Manages and tracks the full recruitment lifecycle in Workday, ensuring data accuracy and compliance with recruitment policy and process for all data center engineering requisitions.

  • May manage external recruitment agency engagement and performance for hard-to-fill or urgent Data Center Engineer roles.

Business Partnership

  • Operates as a core member of the data center engineering business team, working alongside sales, client delivery, and dedicated field managers to align recruiting activity with active and upcoming client opportunities.

  • Provides visibility into talent availability and time-to-fill estimates to support sales and delivery in planning and staffing engagements.

  • Builds and maintains a warm pipeline of pre-qualified Data Center Engineer candidates to reduce time-to-staff for the business.

  • Tracks and reports recruiting metrics tied to business outcomes (e.g., fill rate, time-to-fill, offer acceptance rate, candidate quality).

  • Participates in staffing forecast discussions with business leaders to proactively flag talent risks or gaps.

  • Continuously refines sourcing strategy based on feedback from client delivery and sales stakeholders.

You will be successful in this role if you have:

  • Prior experience recruiting for technical/engineering roles; data center, infrastructure, or hardware engineering recruiting experience strongly preferred.

  • Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with sales and delivery teams in a fast-paced, deal-driven environment.

  • Experience with Workday or similar ATS/HRIS platforms.

  • Strong negotiation, sourcing, and stakeholder management skills.

Unisys is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to age, caste, citizenship, color, disability, family medical history, family status, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, parental status, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status or any other category protected by law.

This commitment includes our efforts to provide for all those who seek to express interest in employment the opportunity to participate without barriers. If you are a US job seeker unable to review the job opportunities herein, or cannot otherwise complete your expression of interest, without additional assistance and would like to discuss a request for reasonable accommodation, please contact our Global Recruiting organization at [email protected] or alternatively Toll Free: 888-560-1782 (Prompt 4).  US job seekers can find more information about Unisys’  EEO commitment here.

Skills Required

  • Prior experience recruiting for technical or engineering roles
  • Experience with Workday or similar ATS/HRIS platforms
  • Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with sales and delivery teams
  • Strong negotiation, sourcing, and stakeholder management skills
  • Data center, infrastructure, or hardware engineering recruiting experience

Unisys Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Unisys and has not been reviewed or approved by Unisys.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Fair & Transparent Compensation: Compensation terms at hire are often presented clearly and upfront, creating a straightforward “take it or leave it” expectation. Pay outcomes are also described as variable by role and geography, with some pockets viewed as satisfactory or above average.
  • Retirement Support Retirement Support: A 401(k) plan with an employer match is commonly described as part of the core package. The match is often characterized as a meaningful component of total rewards relative to other benefits.
  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare Strength: Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is described as available and broadly in line with a large IT-services employer. The underlying carrier network is sometimes viewed as solid even when cost concerns exist.

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Year Founded: 1986

What We Do

Unisys is a global information technology company that builds high-performance, security-centric solutions for the most demanding businesses and governments on Earth. Unisys offerings include security software and services; digital transformation and workplace services; industry applications and services; and innovative software operating environments for high-intensity enterprise computing. We build better outcomes securely for our clients across the Government, Financial Services and Commercial

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